And Still the Waters Run The Betrayal of the Five Civilized Tribes

Name: And Still the Waters Run The Betrayal of the Five Civilized Tribes
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ISBN: 9780691005782

ISBN-10: 0691005788

ISBN-13: 9780691005782

Edition: 1940

Authors: Angie Debo

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Debo's classic work tells the tragic story of the spoliation of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole nations at the turn of the last century in what is now the state of Oklahoma. After their earlier forced removal from traditional lands in the southeastern states--culminating in the devastating 'trail of tears' march of the Cherokees--these five so-called Civilized Tribes held federal land grants in perpetuity, or "as long as the waters run, as long as the grass grows." Yet after passage of the Dawes Act in 1887, the land was purchased back from the tribes, whose members were then systematically swindled out of their private parcels. The publication of Debo's book…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 1940
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 5/21/1973
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 472
Size: 5.59" wide x 8.46" long x 1.13" tall
Weight: 1.364